Today is Friday, September 15th, the 259th day of the year. There are 107
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Classical Music Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month, National Courtesy Month, Chicken
Month, National Piano Month, Baby Safety Month, Little League
Month, Honey Month, Self Improvement Month
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Jessye Norman, 80, opera singer
Earnest Byner, 60, football player
Sherman Douglas, 57, basketball player
Dexter Carter, 56, football player
Jason Terry, 46, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Jan E. Matzeliger, 170, inventor (shoe lasting machine) (d. 1889)
Claude McKaye, 133, author (d. 1948)
Nipsey Russell, 105, comedian (d. 2005)
Julian E “Cannonball” Adderley, 95, jazz musician (d. 1975)
DEATHS
Willie Bobo, 1983, jazz drummer (b. 1932)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1620 – The Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims.
1830 – 1st National Negro Convention begins in Philadelphia.
1923 – Gov. Walton of Oklahoma declares state of siege because of KKK terror.
1943 – Paul Robeson portrays Othello for the 296th time at New York City’s
Shubert Theater.
1963 – Four little girls killed in Birmingham, Alabama church bombing.
1973 – Ohio State’s Archie Griffith begins record 31 consecutive 100 yd rushing
games.
1976 – Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who …,” premieres in New York
City.
1978 – Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
1991 – San Diego State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record
of 386 yds.
1994 – “Sound of Motown,” premieres in Rotterdam.
1995 – Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays.
1997 – Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000.
HOROSCOPE
Mercury is your sign’s planetary ruler, but you also are subject to the planetary influence of Venus because you were born in the third Decan, or part, of the sign. Mercury’s power is mysterious, but relates to the gifts for communication and mental ability that you possess. Likewise, Venus’s planetary influence relates to the gifts of sensitivity and artistic appreciation that lie within you. You are far more sensitive than the other Virgo Decans, as you find it just as easy to love as it is to be emotionally hurt. There may temptation to resist your natural sensitivity, but avoid this, as your sensitivity is also key to finding the beauty in life that you so desperately seek.
